Last Month In Animation
* Sunday, February 20 - Wednesday, February
23, 2000. Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
Created
in 1979, the Monte-Carlo Television Market was established as a
companion to the world renowned Monte-Carlo International Television
Festival. Today, the Television Market ranks as one of the top program
markets in the world. In 1999, the Market had 487 registered buyers
and 1,920 participants on hand. For 2000, two new events were added
to the Market: a program format distribution seminar and the European
Producer's Award. Furthermore, many exhibitors scheduled public
screenings to highlight special programs for buyers. For more information
contact the Monte Carlo Television Market at: 4 Boulevard du Jardin
Exotique, MC 98000 Monaco; Tel.: ++ 377 93 10 40 60; or Fax: ++
377 93 50 70 14. In North America one can contact Vital Communications
New York at: Tel.: (201) 869.4022; Fax: (201) 869.4335; or E-mail:
vitcomusa@aol.com.
* Thursday, February 24 - Sunday, March 5, 2000.
San Jose, California, U.S.A.
Cinequest
San Jose Film Festival showcased features and short films (16mm
& 35mm all genres) of artistic, social or stylistic merit. This
year, the festival celebrated Maverick Films, Filmmakers and Technologies.
For more information contact Cinequest 2000 at: P.O Box 720040,
San Jose, CA 95172-0040; Tel.: (408) 995-5033; Fax: (408) 995-5713;
E-mail: cineqst@wenet.net; or Web: http://www.cinequest.org.
* Friday, February 25, 2000 - Thursday, March
2, 2000. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Cartoon Noir came to LA. This multi-technique
film is a feature-length compilation of animated shorts from American
and European artists. Featured in Cartoon Noir are: APE,
Julie Zammarchi's darkly comic critique of monogamy, meat eating
and the daily pattern of human brutality; Altair, Lewis
Klahr's collagist elegy on New York nightlife; Club Of The
Discarded, Jiri Barta's tale of a family of discarded mannequins
who enjoy a quiet life in an abandoned warehouse until a group of
hipster mannequins move in and spoil the neighborhood; Gentle
Spirit, Piotr
Dumala's Dostoyevsky-inspired story of the psychological landscape
between a young lady and an ominous male figure; Joy Street,
Suzan Pitt's story of a woman who journeys from suicidal despair
to personal renewal with the help of an unlikely spirit guide; and
The Story Of The Cat And The Moon, Pedro Serrazina's mini-classic
of the fatalistically unrequited love as a cat ceaselessly seeks
the moon. The film played at Landmarks' Nuart Theatre located at
11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles, California. For more
information on other screenings contact Phil Hall at Open City Communications,
(212) 714-3575 or Opencity@aol.com.
* Saturday, February 26, 2000. Los Angeles,
California, U.S.A.
Women In Animation,
Inc. held their annual meeting with guest speaker Lynda Weinman
of lynda.com. The meeting introduced members and anyone interested
in WIA with what has happened in the past year and what exciting
events and activities are on the way for 2000. Weinman, a pioneer
of graphics and animation on the MAC, brought to the event her knowledge
from years of running her own Web design training facility. She
has published several top-selling Web design books and training
videos as well. With tours conducted, the event was held at Spectrum
Studios at 2 pm. For more information call (818) 759-9596.
* Monday, February 28 - Saturday, March 11,
2000. Brussels, Belgium.
Each year the
Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival programs the "crème
de la crème" in international animation. It is one of the
top festivals on the international cartoon and computer generated
images circuit. This year like every year, it featured over 150
films, plus premieres, original retrospectives, exhibitions, "making
of" programs and invited a host of top-ranking guests. All the activities
makes Brussels the only place to be, as 35,000 spectators discovered
at the previous edition of the Festival. Detailed information on
the 2000 edition is now available on the festival Web site. For
more information contact Folioscope at: rue de la Rhétorique
19, 1060 Bruxelles; Tel.: ++ 322-534-41-25; Fax: ++ 322-534-22-79;
E-mail: folioscope@skynet.be; or Web: http://www.awn.com/folioscope/FDA2000/pangb2000.html.
* Wednesday, March 1, 2000. Hollywood, California,
U.S.A.
In celebration of the 125th anniversary
of J. Stuart Blackton, The Silent Society of Hollywood Heritage,
Inc. and the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood,
presented a program highlighting this motion picture and animation
pioneer. A diverse sampling of works by the medium’s first
director-producer-animator and actor was featured, all drawn from
his days at Vitagraph, the company Blackton co-founded with partners
Albert E. Smith and William T. Rock. Highlights of the program were
several animated subjects, including Humorous Phases Of Funny
Faces; trick films, such as The Thieving Hand; a John
Bunny comedy; and a three-reel version of Vanity Fair, the
first of many film adaptations of Thackery’s classic novel.
Musical accompaniment for the program was by Michael Mortilla. The
event took place at 7:30 pm at the Hollywood Heritage Museum, 2100
N. Highland Ave. (directly across from the Hollywood Bowl). For
more information contact ASIFA-Hollywood at: 725 S. Victory Blvd.,
Burbank, CA 91502; E-mail: info@asifa-hollywood.org; or Web: http://www.asifa-hollywood.org.
